diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3735f82025..547d322307 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1988,6 +1988,7 @@ if(TargetBin)
 		endif()
 
 		if(IOS)
+            list(APPEND NativeAssets ios/Settings.bundle)
 			add_executable(${TargetBin} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${ICON_PATH_ABS} ${NativeAssets} ${SHADER_FILES} ${FLASH0_FILES} ${LANG_FILES} ${NativeAppSource} "ios/Launch Screen.storyboard")
 		else()
 			add_executable(${TargetBin} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${ICON_PATH_ABS} ${NativeAssets} ${SHADER_FILES} ${FLASH0_FILES} ${LANG_FILES} ${NativeAppSource})
@@ -2044,6 +2045,7 @@ if(IOS)
 	set_target_properties(${TargetBin} PROPERTIES
 		MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ios/PPSSPP-Info.plist"
 		RESOURCE "ios/Launch Screen.storyboard"
+		RESOURCE "ios/Settings.bundle"
 		XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET ${DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}
 		XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY "iPhone/iPad"
 		XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC YES
diff --git a/ios/DisplayManager.mm b/ios/DisplayManager.mm
index 1bd04aa1a1..495353a6df 100644
--- a/ios/DisplayManager.mm
+++ b/ios/DisplayManager.mm
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 }
 
 - (void)setupDisplayListener {
+	// Disable external display by default
+	if ([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enable_external_display"] == NO) {
+		return;
+	}
 	if ([self listenerActive]) {
 		NSLog(@"setupDisplayListener already called");
 		return;
diff --git a/ios/Settings.bundle/Root.plist b/ios/Settings.bundle/Root.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..627d9c50de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/Settings.bundle/Root.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>StringsTable</key>
+	<string>Root</string>
+	<key>PreferenceSpecifiers</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>Type</key>
+			<string>PSToggleSwitchSpecifier</string>
+			<key>Title</key>
+			<string>enable_external_display</string>
+			<key>Key</key>
+			<string>enable_external_display</string>
+			<key>DefaultValue</key>
+			<false/>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/ios/Settings.bundle/en.lproj/Root.strings b/ios/Settings.bundle/en.lproj/Root.strings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc9f6b61f9
Binary files /dev/null and b/ios/Settings.bundle/en.lproj/Root.strings differ